So.... at what age can the baby chickens withstand 50 degree temps outside at night? Do I need to put a light on them?
Mama gave up, and she's pecking at the babies. They are exactly 4 weeks old tomorrow. Oh and they're Cochins.
Ok... so I've been reading that mama's will protect their babies... at what point will they do this?
I let Mama and the six chicks out today, really so she could get her dust bath, but also so the other hens could get a chance to show me how they feel about these babies. I really want to...
Ok... I'm going to do it. I'm going to slip in some baby Cochins to my Broody tonight... wish me luck cuz I really don't want to hand raise baby chicks. But if I have to I will. Any tips. She is in a community nest that everyone is using right now so I'm going to have to close it off right...
"Our large fowl buff cochin pullet took best of variety, best of breed, and reserve champion large fowl. Which means out of the 600 or so standard breed birds shown she was the second place bird out of 600. We also entered two blue cochins pullets which placed second and third out of there...
I am looking for anyone that will be hatching chicks in the next two to three weeks. I have a broody and I'd like to slip her some day olds in the night. She is my sweetest and most tame birdie so I'd love to have her teach the babies to love us like she does. I live in Livermore and am...
Hey all you Bernina people.... I just found out there is a new ArtLINK software that's version 6, and it's free.
http://www.berninausa.com/product_detail-n6-i319-sUS.html
I just tried it out and it seems way better than the Editor Lite. I think it will work on any machine from the first...
This morning, as soon as the sun came up my birds all started screaming like little girls. We went outside to check things out and the only thing different was the place that one of the birds decided to sleep for the night. Is this normal or was there something in the coop that got out before...
So I have a sweet first time broody... she isn't pecking at me at all... but she is sitting on the next. She is so sweet, she lets her sisters squeeze in the nest to lay their eggs (she loves to take in their eggs) and then in turn she lets me take the eggs out from under her. I can even take...
My poor puppy has a ruptured blood vessel in her ear. Well not in it but on the big floppy part of her ear. It is swollen and full of blood. Ice really helps reduce the swelling but then it just returns. It has maintained its size so it's stabilized and she isn't acting sore or like it...
I just had a hen get over an impacted crop surgery. How long will it take her to lay again. She is back up to her normal weight. Also she's a Cuckoo Maran, will her egg be as dark as before?
My birds are so in love with the rain. What is is? They don't even try to get out of the rain ever. Their little toes are all red and you know they have to be freezing cold. And what about when they go to bed wet and it's in the 40's at night. Should I dry them?
I just made the BEST ever bread pudding for some guests. It was (pat on the back) Amazing!
1 cup coffee reduced to 2 tablespoons (see #6)
8-10 oz. Coarsely chopped chocolate bars... I used dark and milk chocolate.
1 loaf French bread, day-old cut into apx ½ cubes (any rustic bread will...
Any of you make your own mayonnaise from scratch?
I tried it the other day while making egg salad sandwiches (I was out so I figured well it can't be that hard). Well it wasn't perfect... anyone have any tips?
Also foodsafety? Any tips on how to store the eggs when I intend to use them...
What do you do when you get a fat bird? We've given her a name.... little miss piggy. She seems to eat just as much as the others... and I have two Wyandottes and the other is quite small compared to her.
Once a hen is injured how long will it take her to lay again. Also I feel like I've heard that Marans will discontinue laying dark brown eggs after an injury. Is this true?